Pleiae

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πλεῖαι (Pleîai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈplei̯.i̯ae̯/, [ˈpɫ̪ɛi̯ːäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈple.je/, [ˈplɛːje]

Proper noun

Pleiae f pl (genitive Pleiārum); first declension

1. A town of Laconia mentioned by Livy

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Pleiae
Genitive	Pleiārum
Dative	Pleiīs
Accusative	Pleiās
Ablative	Pleiīs
Vocative	Pleiae
Locative	Pleiīs

References

• “Pleiae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly